I like me a good schedule. Far from being hemmed in by it, I actually feel like it stops me feeling overwhelmed. This year feels particularly busy with trying to get my fledgeling business up and running, along with studying, writing and blogging…oh and homeschooling, YouTube-ing and being a wife and mother. Over September I……
Category: Homeschooling
The Golden Bull {Book Review}
The Golden bull is a staple in our house, with it being read aloud (or read alone) each time we study Mesopotamia. There is very little good fiction set in Ancient Mesopotamia. And to be honest, not much has changed over the last decade or so. It’s a shame because we love to learn about……
Sea-life Sticker Sheet {Small Business}
Each day of the week, I focus my attentions on one thing. I’ve found I get much more done this way. Monday is my small business day. This doesn’t mean that I do nothing towards my business on other days, just that Monday is when I schedule most of my small business tasks. So, each Monday, you……
Reading, Watching and Listening
I’m always astounded by how little time I have and how much I actually manage to read, watch and listen to over the course of a week! I guess one prioritises. Here is what I’ve been up to this week… Reading I finished Neuroparenting, which I talked about last week so won’t go into it……
Insomnia and the Sleep Clinic
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you’ll know that I’ve had severe insomnia all my life. Like, all my life. Since I was a baby. Before the doctor put me on amitriptyline when I turned 40, I averaged around ten hours a week. Over the years I’ve been offered Zopiclone,……
Proto-cuneiform Homeschool Lesson
Proto-cuneiform was a pictographic communication which grew from the accounting tokens we learnt about last week. The Mesopotamians began to denote certain information using, first, stamps and then accounting tokens which finally developed into proto-cuneiform tags and pictographic tablets. Pin this post to bookmark it for later! Read More: The Ubaid culture created beautiful artwork and……
Finally in my Walking Rhythm
You may remember back in August I was feeling really really tired and had a gruff hoarse voice. Something hadn’t felt right since I’d had a nasty throat infection in February. My doctor even sent me to an ENT specialist to check for cancer (once you’ve had cancer, I think GPs are particularly vigilant). It……
Reading, Watching and Listening this Week
Well, I’ve begun my master’s and homeschooling in earnest over the last couple of weeks. This means there is less time for reading, listening and watching! That said, I am doing some, I’m just not sure they would be of any interest to you my lovely readers 💕 A lot of my reading is now……
Homeschool Logbook {September}
Welcome to September’s edition of the Homeschool Logbook! We began homeschool full-time halfway through September due to birthdays and wedding celebrations…so this is only 2-3 weeks of work. Morning Meeting I hold a morning meeting for between 30-40 minutes per day with both girls. I read the following curriculum out-loud: Mystery of History Vol 2:……
October’s Goals {and a Look Back at September’s}
Sooo…last month I wrote down my goals. In this post I will be going through those and also writing my new goals for October. Clueless with Claire Yes, I am returning to the garden! Having gained confidence by keeping two house plants alive for the last seven weeks, I feel buoyed on to even greater……
Reading, Watching and Listening This Weekend
I’m off to London today with Lillie to go to her uni’s fresher’s fair. I can’t say I’m totally looking forward to it, especially as it includes a trip on the underground which I hate. However, she is a little nervous about going back to uni after her experience with bullying at her last uni……
Book Log for September
For all the books I’ve read this year, click on the following links: January to March April May June July August And these are the ones I have read in September. Yes, I realise I’ve not quite come to the end of September, but I’ve reached and surpassed my goal of getting to 75 books.……
Master’s Degree in Childhood and Youth
As you all may (or may not) know, I am currently studying for a master’s degree in childhood and youth studies. I’m doing it part-time with the Open University and will hopefully be finished in 2025. I thought, this year, I would bring you along for the ride. Master’s Degree in Childhood and Youth: The……
Reading, Watching and Listening Over the Weekend
It’s a super quick post today as we’ve spent the day playing lots of team games for Abigail’s second birthday party. This is the first chance I’ve had to write, so I’ll not be saying too much 😀 Reading I’m still plugging my way through Critical Practice with Children and Young People (my master’s text……
Charlotte’s Love Story: The Wedding
I’m going to let the photos do the talking today. Suffice it to say, it was small, intimate and just how the bride and groom wanted it. Oh, and I’ll also prefix the photos with the fact that Charlotte and Ads married in the same church as Gary and I did. It’s a very old……